# Miss International 2006

Miss International 2006, the 46th Miss International pageant, was held both in Tokyo, Japan, and Beijing, China. The contestants arrived in Tokyo, Japan on October 12 and the finals was held on November 11, 2006, at the Beijing Exhibition Center in Beijing, China. 53 contestants competed. Precious Lara Quigaman of the Philippines crowned her successor Daniela Di Giacomo of Venezuela.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss International 2006 | Venezuela – Daniela Di Giacomo |
| 1st Runner-up | Panama – Mayte Sánchez |
| 2nd Runner-up | Korea – Jang Yoon-seo |
| Top 12 | China – Chen Qian  Colombia – Karina Guerra  Dominican Republic – Wilma Abreu  Guadeloupe – Meryta Melina  India – Sonnalli Seygall  Japan – Mami Sakurai  Puerto Rico – Sharon Gómez  Spain – Sara Sánchez Torres  Thailand – Vasana Wongbuntree |

### Special awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Miss Photogenic in China | Finland - Karoliina Ylajoki |
| Miss Photogenic in Japan | Thailand - Vasana Wongbuntree |
| Miss Goodwill | Puerto Rico - Sharon Gomez |
| Miss Friendship | Hong Kong - Koni Lui |
| Miss Vibrant | Brazil - Maria Claudia Barreto |
| Best National Costume | Panama - Mayte Sanchez |
| Compassionate Award | China - Chen Qian |
| Best Body | Colombia - Karina Guerra |
| Best Preliminary Performance | Germany - Hiltja Muller |
| Best Overall Style | Venezuela - Daniela Di Giacomo |
| Best Figure | Venezuela - Daniela Di Giacomo |

## Contestants

* Aruba - Luizanne (Zenny) Donata
* Australia - Karli Smith
* Bolivia - Pamela Justiniano Saucedo
* Brazil - Maria Cláudia Barreto de Oliveira
* Canada - Emily Ann Kiss
* China - Chen Qian
* Colombia - Karina Guerra Rodríguez
* Cyprus - Elena Georgiou
* Czech Republic - Katerina Pospisilova
* Dominican Republic - Wilma Abreu Nazario
* Ecuador - Denisse Elizabeth Rodríguez Quiñónez
* Egypt - Elham Wagdi Fadel
* Ethiopia - Fethiya Mohammed Seid
* Finland - Karoliina Yläjoki
* France - Marie-Charlotte Meré
* Germany - Hiltja Müller
* Guadeloupe - Melina Aurelie Meryta
* Guatemala - Mirna Lissy Salguero Moscoso
* Honduras - Lissa Diana Viera Sáenz
* Hong Kong - Koni Lui
* India - Sonnalli Seygall
* Japan - Mami Sakurai
* Kenya - Rachel Nyameyo
* Korea - Jang Yoon-seo
* Malaysia - Iris Hng Choy Yin
* Martinique - Murielle Desgrelle
* Mexico - Alondra del Carmen Robles Dobler
* Mongolia - Bolortuya Dagva
* New Caledonia - Fabienne Vidoire
* New Zealand - Claire Beattie
* Nigeria - Misel Uku
* Northern Mariana Islands - Shequita DeLeon Guerrero Bennett
* Norway - Linn Andersen
* Panama - Mayte Sánchez González
* Peru - Lissy Consuelo Miranda Muñoz
* Philippines - Denille Lou Valmonte
* Poland - Marta Jakoniuk
* Puerto Rico - Sharon Gómez
* Republic of the Congo - Maurielle Nkouka Massamba
* Russia - Elena Vinogradova
* Serbia & Montenegro - Danka Dizdarevic
* Singapore - Genecia Luo
* Slovak Republic - Dagmar Ivanova
* Spain - Sara Sánchez Torres
* Sri Lanka - Gayesha Perera
* Sudan - Rebecca Chor Malek
* Taiwan - Liu Tzu-Hsuan
* Tanzania - Angel Delight Kileo
* Thailand - Vasana Wongbuntree
* Turkey - Asena Tugal
* Ukraine - Inna Goruk
* Venezuela - Daniela Anette Di Giacomo Di Giovanni
* Vietnam - Vũ Ngọc Diệp